- Date
- August 27, 1988, 18:35 local (Aug 28, 1988, 01:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2936Latham Alco Coupe
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880827035409A
- Case key
- 40876
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt had about 4 hrs exp in make and model and 116 hrs total pilot time. Flew 'about 2 hrs' on 15 gals fuel and was making touch and go lndgs when power was lost. Acft nosed over during forced lndg in soft terrain. There was no evidence of fuel on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2936
- Reported as
- Latham Alco Coupe
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 671
- Airframe hours
- 256
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David E. Slanker
- Registered owner
- David E Slanker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- OS8 · Port Orchard, WA
- Destination
- PWT
- Airport
- PWT · Bremerton Nat'L
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 116 total · 4 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.